What happened
After landing, the pilot of a tailwheel-equipped aircraft turned onto a parallel taxiway. While performing "S" turns to maintain visibility during taxi, the aircraft ran over a 10-foot-long horizontal barricade positioned approximately perpendicular to the taxiway centerline. The pilot reported that the nose of the aircraft obstructed the view of the barricade during the maneuver.
Upon striking the obstruction, the aircraft's left main gear collapsed. This caused the left wing to drop and strike a second barricade. An on-site investigation revealed that the barricade extended to within two to three feet of the yellow taxiway centerline.
The investigation
The pilot stated that the presence and specific location of the barricade were not included in the airport's Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) prior to landing. A review of a re-recording of the ATIS confirmed that while the service announced the closure of several taxiways, it did not indicate that barricades were positioned on the parallel taxiway.